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[ Oregon Daily Emerald VOLUME XXV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1924 NUMBER 102 f Convention Votes to Meet Here Next Year; Plans Made for Questionnaire COST SYSTEM PRAISED Cooperation Urged Among Members by President; Banquet Last Feature By Marian Lowry L. L. Thomas of Marshfield, Ore gon, is again the president of the Oregon State Betail Merchants’ as sociation. He was formally elected at the general business meeting of the association yesterday afternoon, after the nominating committee had recommended him in the report from the board of directors on the elections for the ensuing year. Thomas has just finished a year as the head of the merchants’ group. Upon the invitation of Dean Ed ward C. Bobbins, of the University school of business administration, the association unanimously voted to hold its 1925 convention at Eu gene as the guest of the University school of business administration. No other convention place was sug gested, so heartily did every con ference representative applaud Dean Bobbins’ invitation. School Feels Benefits When extending the' invitation, Dean Bobbins made an important announcement to the effect that the University school of business ad ministration has been promised funds of which the school will make use in carrying on investigation in working out the manufacturing problem for statistics of interest to that industry. This is being done in the investigation of the retail situation. Within a few weeks, the dean stated, definite action will be taken in the manufacturing field. “We want you to come back. We get as much as you do from these conferences. The school of business administration is growing, and the relationship between business men and the students is becoming closer, It is, therefore, of significant value that we confer together,” said Dean Bobbins. Much enthusiasm was ih evidence j throughout the audience as a result j of Dean Bobbins ’ invitation and j statements. The three vice-presidents selected for the coming year are: First vice president, David M. Graham of Eu gene; second vice-president, J. C. Mann of “Portland; third vice-presi dent, J. H. Garrett of Hillsboro. N. L. Grout of Portland is the new treasurer. The secretary, who is liirel by the board of directors, will be chosen later. At present, Ed ward A. MacLean of Portland is serving in that capacity. Directors Are Named The directors of chapters chosen for the year, are, three-year men: Portland, C. L. Schoenfeldt; Cor vallis, W. F. Kennedy; Eugene, George Schaefers; Salem, B. E. Sisson. Two-year men: La Grande, Clint W. Van Fleet; St. Helens, B. E. Harrison; Forest Grove, A. G. Hoffman; Pendleton, Harvey Mc Pherson; Portland, E. F. Douglas. One-year men: Coos County Busi ness association, L. A. Blank, Marshfield; The Dalles, Edward (Continued on Page Two.) Term Paper Fiends May Carry On Work in Library Friday To those who have term themes, assignments, and outside reading to do and with plans of obtaining much of a term’s information in a concentrated form during the weekend it will probably be a welcome word that the library will be open at the usual hours, tomorrow. Washington’s birthday being a legal holiday, the regular staff of the library will not be required to work, however, several wishing to make up time will be on deck and there will be enough help to accommodate those who* may wish to do library work on that •day. TO PLAY ‘TWO VIRTUES’ Miss Banfield, Mr. Reddie Will Have Leads ( harlotte Bantield and Fergus Reddie will take the leading roles in Fustro’s “The Two Virtues,” an ex tra play being given by members of both the senior and junior company, sometime in March. This is a divert ing comedy of modern life, rather more of a humorous portrayal of so ciety than a biting satire or a problem play. The scene is laid in London, and the play deals with people of the better classes. Lady Milligan, "played by Katherine Pinneo, happens to be the only titled personage in the play, and an amusing bit of dialogue hing es upon this fact. The rest of the cast consists of some very extraor dinary people, hard indeed to char acterize. They are all good comedy parts, with clever lines. There is a good plot, well sketched, and maintaining interest closely to the end, where there is a surprising little twist. Mrs. Guildford, the leading woman, is being played bv Charlotte Ban field. Mrs. Guildford is a remark able woman about whom one is more or less kept in mystery and suspense to the end. Mr. Reddie will play Jeffrey Panton, a lovable, absent minded, old bachelor immersed in the study of history, but with, neverthe less, a very potent sense ' of humor. In fact, his sense of humor turns out to be greater than one at first supposes. Mrs. .Tervoise, a romantic young person with whom Jeffrey Panton had once had a very ideal istic sort of love affair, will be played by Beth Fariss. One of the best comedy parts is Lady Milligan, sis ter to Jeffrey Panton, who is bent upon guarding him and upholding the family dignity against imposters. Paul Krausse is playing the melo dramatic Mr. .Tervoise, poet. Much of the plot hinges upon him. Alice Exern, the companion to Mrs. Guild ford, very much alive to all that is going on about her that would concern her beloved mistress, will be portrayed by Helga McGrew. Gerda Brown is cast for the maid. TWO CHI OMEGAS SUFFER SPRAINED ANKLES IN GAME Basketball has been the cause of two casualties in the Chi Omega house. Melba Byron, a junior in physical education, and Muriel Paul, | a junior in education, both suffered j sprained ankles while playing. I Banner Carried in Lincoln Pageant Now at Art Building By Margaret Skavlan With the celebration of Lincoln’s birthday before the great memorial to the martyred president in Wash ington. D. C., t,he campus could take no part, yet there hangs in the corridor of the arts building a large silken banner, which was carried at the ceremonial pageant, May 18, 1923, when the gold medal of the American Institute of Architects was awarded to Henry Bacon, archi tect of the memorial. Ellis F. Law rence. dean of the school of archi tecture and allied arts, was present from Oregon. The pageant came as a climax to the fifty-sixth annual convention of the institute, and took the form of a pilgrimage to the great Doric structure. Washington was at the height of its spring beauty—on the trees were new leaves of a soft . and tender green. Following the banquet, held on the Marquee, be tween the Reflecting Pool and the Fountain Pool, the guests and dele- : gates, in their capes of bronze and, green, lavender and blue, rose from.j their places in the banquet tent. The groat tent was golden with light at the foot of the Lagoon, and through the dusk the purple blue sail of the ship of state could 'be seen awaiting the triumphal pro cession. In the distance the great marble columns of the memorial glimmered white from its platform, but on the surface of the pool was a dream 1 of beauty sueh as might have been in the mind of the architect who conceived it. The president of the institute and (Continued on page three) ASSEMBLY TODAY TO BE PATRIOTIC “George Washington, the Gentleman,” Scheduled as Subject of Address M’CAM A NT WILL SPEAK Judge Is Well-Known *in I State and Is Popular for Similar Speeches Given Today’s assembly will be of a patriotic nature, honoring the mem ory of George Washington, whose birthday is tomorrow. The address will be given by Judge Wallace McCamant, of Portland. The subject that Judge McCamant has chosen is “George Washington, the Gentleman.” He will deal with many incidents of the home life of the United States’ first president. Judge McCamant gave a similar address in Portland before the City club, in which he paid a splendid tribute to Washington, character izing him as a “gentleman, states man and executive.” Speaker in Demand McCamant is a prominent mem ber of the Sons of the American Revolution, taking an^ active part in that organization. B 3 is also well known throughout the state and is in great demand as a speaker, especially on patriotic occasions. O. A. C. had Judge McCamant as their speaker in observing Armistice Day. In the Republican national con vention in 1920, Judge McCamant took an active part. He rvas one of the delegates from Oregon to that convention and it was he who made the speech nominating Calvin Cool idge for candidate for vice-presi dent on the Republican ticket. He is well acquainted with Coolidge. Judge McCamant is a practicing attorney in Portland and belongs to the firm of McCamant and Thomp son. He has practiced law in Port land for a considerable time, start ing in 1894. In 1917 he was elected a justice of the supreme court of Oregon. “America” to be Sung The opening hymn in today’s as sembly will be “America,” in which all will be asked to join. The in vocation will be given by Rev. E. Y. Stivers, of the First Christian church, and the soloist for the as sembly will be Roy Bryson, who will sing a song appropriate to the occasion. The assembly will be held in Villard hall. It is expected the President P. L. Campbell will be present to introduce the speaker. This is President Campbell’s first public appearance since his illness. NEW .MEXICO LISTENS IN James Gilbert’s Lecture on Oregon Tax Situation Heard Dr. James H. Gilbert, professor of economics, received an interest ing communication yestprday from President D. F. Hill of the Univer sity of New Mexico, congratulating him on his radio lecture on “The Tax Situation in Oregon.” The lecture was broadcast from station KGW of the Oregonian Friday eve ning, February 15. The communi cation stated that the transmission came in good. “The New Mexican university president addressed me as ‘David’ H. Gilbert,” said the head of the economics department laughingly. “All probabilities are that the bloomin’ scat-fire static spitted in and caused m)r given name to sound like ‘David.’’” COACH DENIES REPORT Washington Wrestling Mentor Says He Has no O. A. C. Offer University of Washington— Rumors that Jimmy Arbuthnot, wrestling coach and director of minor sports at the university, has been offered a contract for a simi lar position at Oregon Agricultural college are not based on any official action by the Aggie authorities. “I have had no word from O. A. C. regarding the proposition,” said Arbuthnot Friday morning. “I had no application there, and the first I heard of it was through a story in the Portland Oregonian. There has been no official action at all.” Railroads Offer Special Weekend Rates to Students Trains to Leave at 2 This Afternoon lu accordance with their usual ; custom, the Oregon Electric and j Southern Pacific railroads have I announced a round-trip rate to Portland this week-end of $5.75, rates to begin today, February 21, and to hold until Tuesday, February 26. The S. P. will run a special leaving Eugene at 2:00 p. m. on Thursday and a return special leaving Portland at 7:00 p. ni., Sunday. The O. E. has regular trains leaving Eugene at 7:35 a. m., 11:20 a. m., 2:00 p. m. and 5:30 p. m. and will run a special Sun day leaving Portland at 7:30 p. m. and arriving in Eugene at 11:05. This train will stop at Salem only. PLAQUE TO BE GIVEN FOR PERFECT POSTURE Stunt Show Scheduled for Wednesday Night “Posture Expresses Personality.” This slogan, adopted by the senior majors in physical education, will be the key of the .posture week which they plan for February 27 and 28. The affair, which is to be held in the Woman’s building, is under the direct auspices of the staff of the school of physical education and the members of the class in principles of physical education. Posture tests will be given during the two days to all members of the classes. Any University girl who is interested may come during that time and partici pate. The house which has the largest number of girls who pass the test, in proportion to their membership, will be awarded a prize. This prize is to be a plaque representing per fect posture and is being made at present in the art department. Beat rice Towers is modeling the plaque. On Wednesday night at 5 the cli max of the posture work will be reached in a stunt show put on by the girls in charge. There will be posture stunts and other features. A contest for a song about pos ture is being held before the posture test. t\ny University girl is eligible to try for the prize. The judges want a snappy song with sparkling words and a brisk tune. The tune need not be original but the words must be. The prize for the best song is a ticket for 10 riding lessons, or, if the winner prefers, 10 hours of riding to be taken as she pleases. The winner of the song contest will be announced at the stunt show Wed nesday night. The girls in charge urge that as many as possible participate in the contests. *The requirements for cor rect posture will be published in the Emerald so that all girls desiring to try out in the tests may know what is required. SHELDON GOES EAST Dean Leaves to Attend Convention of Superintendents Dean H. D. Sheldon of the school of education left for Chicago yes terday afternoon, to attend a super intendents’ convention, which is to be held there from February 23 to March first. This meeting is annual and is held in connection with the National Educational association. In connection with the regular convention, three special meetings which Dr. Sheldon is expecting to attend, have been planned. Tlie.se are: a meeting of college and univer sity professors of education, who have formed a society of their own; another for the scientific study of education; and the third a special conference for all those interested in the teaching of social subjects such as history and civics. Dean Shejdon says that he will attend all these meetings and so try to get in touch with the gen eral situation along these lines in all the schools of the country. While in the east, he is planning to visit the University of Chicago, the University of Wisconsin and other colleges in that vicinity. FOUR MAT MEN EARN LETTERS Varsity Shows Up Well for First Time Among College Wrestlers of Northwest [FRENCH INJURES HIS RIB Huskies Coming to Eugene Next Monday for Meet With Oregon Grapplers Oregon’s wrestling team returned from a. successful tour by defeating W. S.* C. to the tune of 46 to 30, and losing to the University of Idaho, 5S-30. This is the first time the varsity has made such a good showing in the grappling field. In the Idaho meet, the Vandals won three of the five matches staged. Robertson, Oregon’s 145 pound grappler, won his match by two decisions over 'Wicks. Whit | comb, 135 pounder, also won his 'bout by decisions. The feature bout I of the meet was between Wells, the varsity grappler, and Vesser of Tdaho. Wells won the first bout, second was called a draw by the referee, Vesser won the third bout by a decision, and the final period Wells lost by a fall in four minutes and 45 seconds. This is the first year for Wells on the mat and from the way he has been going, it will be a hard task to keep him from winning the title next year. Ford, 125 pounds; French, 158; fell before the Vandal grapplers. French Is Injured After losing the meet to Idaho, the varsity men had fight in their eyes and went to Pullman and took a fall out of the Cougars. All of the matches wore slow to start, but after the second round the wrestlers kept the spectators con tinually on their feet. French, the varsity middleweight, received a cracked rib and forfeited his match to Bohlke. Wells again put up one of the best exhibitions of wrestling of the meet. The first bout was called a draw and in the second and third bouts Wells won by falls. In the 125-pound class, Ford and Keller fought to a draw and each won a decision and in the overtime bout Ford won the decision. Another close match was between Whitcomb and Cowl. The first bout was a draw, Whitcomb won a deci sion, Cowl took a fall, and Whit comb came back with another fall for the match. Robertson won two decisions and the match. Oregon Stands Third Whitcomb and Robertson were the only members of the varsity team that won their matches at both meets. The men that earned letters, which is given if a wrestler wins a match, are Ford, Whitcomb, Robertson and Wells. This is the first time that more than one man has earned his letter at one time. The last letter was won by Wag ner in 1922. By winning the W. 8. C. meet; the wrestlers have new fight and are out to win from the University of Washington and O. A. C. Oregon now stands in the con ference with one win and two de feats. W. 8. C. with two defeats. Idaho with two wins, and the Ag gies with one win and no defeats. O. A. C. will meet U. of W. next Saturday. Oregon’s next meet will be staged here next Monday evening with the University of Washington. The Huskies /ire coming here with a strong team, determined to carry off the big end of the score. With the experience the varsity grapplers have gained in the past meets, it looks like the visitors will not have a walk away. Frosh Showing iorm The freshmen wrestlers will again swing into action when they meet Corvallis high at Corvallis Friday evening. The babes have boon showing winning class which gave them a victory over Reed college. The Corvallis lads are by no means an easy bunch of grapplers, which is evident in that they are being coached by Robin Reed, O. A. C.’s star grappler. A meet was scheduled with Oregon City, but it was post poned because of the Corvallis meet. CORRECTION IS MADE The production of the “School for Scandal^” by the department of drama add the> speech arts, will be March 6, 7 and 8, instead of this weekend, as announced in yester day's coming events column. Faculty Women May Swim at Ten Tuesday Mornings Faculty women, faculty wives, ami other women connected with the University either as heads of residences or in other capacities, will have an opportunity to use the swimming tank in the Woman’s building on Tuesday mornings at 10 o’clock. An instructor will be provided by the department of phy sical education for women, and will be prepared to teach regularly beginning and advanced swimming. Children under eight years of age will also be admitted to the pool with their mothers. Suits and tow els will be furnished and no fee will be charged. At present pro vision is made for many women in terested in swimming other than University women by those in charge of the pool in the Woman’s building. On Saturdays children are admitted and instructed in swimming. VARSITY SWIMMERS TO MEET MULTNOMAH Teams to Clash Saturday in Women’s Tank Multnomah club will have an edge over the varsity swimmers when the two teams meet Saturday afternoon in the tank at the Woman's build ing. Coach Falil has been timing his men and their time is not far behind that of the club men. In the city meet held in Port land on February 2, Murphy of Multnomah swam the 50-yard dash in 26 4-5 seconds. Lyle Palmer has been doing the same distance in about 27.1. Peterson for Multnomah made the 100-yard dash in 1.13 3-5, and Palmer has been doing it in nearly as good time. Horsfall, in practice, has been do ing the 220 in about 2.52, but has been showing signs of improvement in every practice. Boggs of Mult nomah hung up the mark of 2.45, which means that the local swim mer will have to be in his best to win the “blue ribbon.” In the 100 yard backstroke, both Yoran and Gardner have been coming along in good shape, but their best mark is 1.28, while Ringler can swim the event in 1.18. One of the closest events of the meet should be the breaststroke in which Sinclair will go against Egan. The visitor made the 100 yards in 1.23 3-5, while the local swimmer has been doing 1.25 in practice without adequate competition. In the meet, the mark will without a doubt be lowered. Horsfall is look ing forward to holding his own in the dives. Hyde and Lassiter will probably be the Multnomah entries. The plunge is the most uncertain event of the meet. Some of the Multnomah men may go to the end of the tank. The relay should bring the fans to their feet, as the varsity has one of the strongest quartets that has represented the University. The men will swim 40 yards each, or two lengths of the tank. The varsity will have Palmer, Herron, McCabe and Horsfall for the event. PLEDGING ANNOUNCEMENT Sigma Delta Pi, national honor ary Spanish fraternity, announces the pledging of Maxine Lamb of Eugene and Hulda Guild of Port land. BILLY REINHART BASEBALL COACH Executive Council Selects Virgil Earl as Mentor of Freshman Baseball Team RECORD IS EXCELLENT [Operation of Tiny Shields Discussed;^ Bovard Tells of Condition of ex-Star Without a mention of the sug gestion that was made la9t winter that Oregon and the other institu tions of the Northwest drop base ball from their list of inter-col legiate activities, the executive coun cil of the student body went ahead last night with plans for the com ing season and elected “Billy" Reinhart, present coach of Oregon’s top - of - the - conference basketball team, as mentor for the Oregon var sity baseball squad. Reinhart Is Experienced Reinhart had been originally slated to coach the frosh team and, as this change leaves a vacancy, Virgil Earl has been asked to han dle the babe hurlers. Reinhart played three years on Oregon’s baspball nine and in 1921 j was captain. That year he alter i nated from the outfield to short stop and was always considered dis tinctly a “star.” Baseball was un doubtedly his best sport, according to campus critics, though he also made letters in football and basket ball and was considered well up among the leaders in those activi ties. The new baseball coach’s experi ence extends back over a period of many years. He played for three seasons on the Salem high team dur ing the years it won three succes sive state championships. He later went to Missouri Wesleyan, where, as first baseman, lie was chosen on the all-state team in 1915. • In ad dition to considerable activity with army teams overseas and in this country during war days, “Billy” has also played a lot of semi-profes sional ball. In 1922 he was with the Standard Oil team in Portland and in ’21 was on the championship Salem “Senators” lineup. Batting Average High For a young man, “Billy” has had considerable experience in coaching and handling men. In 1922 he coached Salem high’s baseball team. While at the University, he coached the frosh basketball team in the year 1919-20. While on the Oregon team, he hit well over .300 every year and was used in the outfield and as shortstop. The executive council also con sidered the matter of the expenses of “Tiny” Shields,’ operation on his spine. Dr. John F. Bovard, dean of the school of physical education, has made two trips to Portland in regard to this matter and reports that “everything is taken care of.” A detailed account of how the generosity of the surgeon and the hospital made this possible will be given out later. Spring Football Announced It was announced that spring football practice had been scheduled for March 3 to 14 and from March (Continued on page two ) Dreams Store Up Reservoir of Enthusiasm, Says Vining “A glad hum of victory and free dom”—is the definition of enthusi asm, given by Irving 13. Vining in the lust of the series of lectures on “Personal Efficiency,” given yesterday morning in connection with the Oregon Retail Merchants’ conference, at Villard hull. Mr. Vining, who hits been called the “Star of the Convention,” ad dressed a large audience of mer chants and students us he told his gospel of efficiency in modern busi ness life. He told of the vibrat ing life which exists even in the atoms of seemingly dead matter, the release of which he character ized as enthusiasm. “Life itself is an explosion of energy, of power, of thought,” he declared. Plants are created with the great est protecting sheath, animals are born able to take care of them selves to a groat degree, he 9tated, while man, “the most helpless crea ture born on the face of the earth, has the greatest potential possibili ties of achievement.” His desires for a home, for travel, for position, for comfort, are the means of build ing huge reservoirs of energy, which are to be drawn upon as enthusiasm in later life, according to the speaker. “ Dream beautiful dreams, for every dream stores up a reser voir of enthusiasm,” he said. “What is death but the exhausting of these reservoirs.” Mr. Viuing spoke of the sheath of routine which grows around the life of the average^ business man, killing enthusiasm and reducing its victim to an automaton at the age of 50 or 60. This, he said, should. (Continued on page three)